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Clean water and shade for Columbus: restoring the Harmony canal

Volunteers are restoring the Harmony canal in Columbus; $2,550 covers saplings, tools and waste removal.

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Aaliyah F. Davis
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Columbus
The Harmony canal has been used as an informal dump for years. This June, 90 neighbors turned up for a first cleanup, filling 156 bags in a single morning. Now we want to restore it for good. We have a plan agreed with the district council, including native species selected by a local botanist. The area floods more each year, and fish have returned for the first time in a decade after our first cleanup. Restoring it will protect homes and bring back shade. All the labor is volunteered. We just need materials. Funds buy saplings, gloves, bags, hire of a skip, and signage. Where the $2,550 goes: • Waste removal and skip hire: $840 • Signage and educational materials: $120 • Native saplings and stakes: $1,590 Please ask me anything in the questions section. I'll answer honestly and quickly.

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    Went above and beyond

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  • Sending strength, Aaliyah. Your post was clear and honest. My late mom used to say help given quietly counts double. Take care.

    • Hang in there, Aaliyah. Hope this works out for you. Don't be hard on yourself for asking

      • Thanks for sharing this. Gave what I could, wish it was more. I have a 10 year old who wants to send good wishes too. God bless.

        • It takes guts to ask. Well done. Thinking of Columbus

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